威 — 9 strokes ／ Radical「子」
道4Junior high level ／ 9 strokes ／ Radical「子」
- On
- イ
- Kun
- おど.す・おど.し・おど.かす
- Meaning
- dignity; authority; threaten
Origin
戈 "halberd" with 女: holding people in check with a weapon — authority, to threaten.
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| イ | 威力・威圧・示威 |
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Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 威力いりょく
power; might
- 権威けんい
authority
Example
台風の威力はすさまじかった。
The power of the typhoon was tremendous.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)